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    Prevent HDMI from using Monitor Speakers!

    I have a key issue with my new monitor. My speakers cannot connect directly to it and so refuse to work. I have seen previous threads and have followed their advice to no avail. I have 'speakers' (Realtek High def audio as default and Realtek Digital Output but only static. No HDMI based options...
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    Solved! Realtek problems Windows 10, left speaker not woriking (?)

    So, my laptop's been acting out lately.. Both my internal speakers were working just fine, but since I did the last update of windows 10, the left speaker stoped working out of nowhere. It would make a sound, and then if I try to turn the volume up( ex. it was 16 and I wanted to make it at least...
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    Solved! Headphone stop working when mic is connected.

    Hi everyone on the community, What's happening is that, at completely random moments, my headphone just stops working. If i go checking what's wrong i can notice that Realtek app shows that mic is ok and working (I use a splitter, the one that came with my headset, in front panel), but the...
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    Realtek HD Audio 2nd Output detecting audio but not playing sound.

    My Realtek HD 2nd Output/(headphone output) is not working. 1. My computer recognises that there is an audio input there - whenever I plug or unplug into/from my audio jack, I will get the notification that an audio device has been plugged in or out. Realtek audio manager loads and detects the...
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    Headphone thought that my Headset was a Speaker

    As title said^ and i already try to install the latest Realtek but its just Uninstalled my Realtek :/
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    Mic doesnt work on realtek

    Hi, i have a hyperx cloud alpha headset i tried using my mic several times but it always pick up the in game audio (i dont have any speakers so idk what going on), then when i tried to speack the mic stops recording my voice, catch a lot of static, etc. I know the mic works cause i used them on...
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    No sound/poor sound quality (WIN 10, driver problem)

    The issue: No sound/poor sound quality I have the following PC: ================== * OS: Windows 10 Home Edition, Version 10.0.16299 Build 16299 * System Model: Aspire SW3-013 * System Type: X86-based PC * System SKU: Aspire SW3-013_1007_1.02 * Processor: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z3735F @...
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    Set device as headphone and mic

    When plugging in my headphones, which has a mic headset, Realtek HD Audio Manager only allows me to select either a mic or headphones, not both. Any solutions?
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    Realtek menager dont work with my device

    So, i'm experiencing a bug. My headphone is an HyperX cloud 2 and i can hear and talk with it as usual, but on the RT audio hd manager, it just doesn't appear as i have connected it. It's more likely to behave as something have been connected (the device list is refreshed), but doesn't recognize...
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    Solved! Compaq Presairo SR1750NX Sound Card

    Have an outdated Realtek AC 97\ sound card. I am unable updateandn would like to update & Modify Card & Driver. Would like to
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    I have the same problem, but I don't have two different devices to choose from. I only see: Speakers (Realtek high definition

    when i attach headphones not even show a message saying that device attached.
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    how ti install realtek audio drive mannually for windows 10

    i uninstalled realtek audio drive from my pc .how to install new realtek drive manually for windows 10
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    Realtek HD Audio Manager Microphone Help

    Okay so, no matter what I do, for whatever reason it auto adjusts the recording volume of my mic. Just when I think I had fixed it, and it stopped, I opened another application, and low and behold, it starting doing the same thing again. It's actually a ridiculous problem to have because I can't...
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    Solved! Realtek wavessvc64.exe up to 70% CPU usage

    G'day guys. Here is a problem - Dell 7567 new laptop, clean Win 10 pro installed, all drivers up to date. As soon as I start any players (audio, video, both you name it) anything that involves playing audio wavessvc64.exe crushed cpu usage chart - I have 2 processes with same name and each of...
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    Should I update my Realtek HD Audio Manager driver to help use of my optical drive?

    My W7 Pro ASUS model A53SD notebook does not allow me to play or record anything from its optical drive. I can see the drive, eject the media that I put inside, but I cannot access the media, itself. Also, I can only open the drive through a program like windows media or Cyberlink PowerDVD 12...
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    need help with new headphones

    Hello everyone Today i got a new pair of headphones ( fidelio x2hr). The sound is great but I can't tell if something explodes nearby or further away. When you are wearing the fidelio x2hr you are supposed to get sounds around you, that is not what I get. The sound is more in my head like a...
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    I can't get my realtek speakers out of disabled devices

    So I accidentally deleted my audio device... I saw that it had a check mark, though when I right clicked the sound icon.
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    How can I enable Loudness Equalization on my HP Notebook 14?

    Hi. I have a HP Notebook 14 BS072TX with an Intel Core i5 7200u CPU and an AMD Radeon R5 M330 GPU. The driver for the audio is from Realtek (Realtek High Definition Audio). The speaker on this laptop is very low especially when playing a game. The only fix that I can think of is the Loudness...
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    Can't find my Realtek audio manager anywhere.

    I tried everything, reinstalling, looking in my folders for it ,... I followed around 10 different ways to get it but without any succes. Please help me Thanks!